“Presenting Princess Elsa of Arendelle!”

From Jen Calonita’s Conceal, Don’t Feel.

Now that she is 18-years-old, Elsa has just been officially presented as Princess of the kingdom of Arendelle.  She lives alone with her parents who are preparing her to rule one day and the many kind castle servants.  All is not without some mystery though, as Elsa’s mother disappears one day every two months and she overhears her parents arguing about some terrible agreement from ten years ago.  15-year-old Anna lives and works with her parents in Harmon, in the mountains above Arendelle.  She spends her time baking in the family bakery (especially her best-seller snowman cookies) and waiting for her mother’s friend, Freya’s bi-monthly visits.  Constantly dreaming about one day opening a bakery in Arendelle, Anna meets a boy named Kristoff who has an odd relationship with his pet reindeer, Sven.  When Elsa learns of her parents death, she feels an odd tingling in her fingers and discovers that she can create ice, snow, and even a talking, walking, forgetful snowman that says his name in Olaf.  Elsa mourns her parents and Anna mourns Freya, who her parents informed her was the Queen’s handmaid.  When Elsa turns 21 she’ll be crowned queen, but until then she locks herself in her room and only comes out to visit with the seemingly-sweet Prince Hans of the Southern Isles.  Elsa finds a letter from her mother explaining that she has a sister that was magically erased from her memory, so she heads off in search of her sister and kicks off winter, which prompts something in Anna to find and help the young soon-to-be-queen.

A quick read that is similar to the well-known movie, but also very different.  It’s interesting to see the story develop with all the major characters and events, but through an entirely different adventure.  Conceal, Don’t Feel is a funny and sweet journey that fans of the movie will be unable to put down.